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as house republicans launch another probe into the benghazi attack. plus, the high price of childcare in the u.s. and allegations the va hid long wait times from vet's medical care.Ñi >> ifill: secretary of state of john kerry promised today to do everything possible to help rescue the abducted nigerian schoolgirls. as the student's families returned to the site of the kidnapping. rageh ommar of independent television news reports from nigeria. >> taken back to the scene where their family'sÑi nightmare began, the school where the girls were taken. for many visiting this place was too much to bear. and yet despite all the international offers of help, their torements and the ordeal being suffered by their girls shows no sign of ending. in the capitol abuja this crisis has overshadowed an international economic conference being held here. heads of state and global business leaders marked a moment silence in honor of the kidnapped school girls. all eyes were on nigeria's president, criticized so much for not doing more. he said nigeria was facing the
as house republicans launch another probe into the benghazi attack. plus, the high price of childcare in the u.s. and allegations the va hid long wait times from vet's medical care.Ñi >> ifill: secretary of state of john kerry promised today to do everything possible to help rescue the abducted nigerian schoolgirls. as the student's families returned to the site of the kidnapping. rageh ommar of independent television news reports from nigeria. >> taken back to the scene where...
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sreenivasan: house democrats were divided today on whether to join republicans in investigating the benghazi attacks. it will be the eighth probe of the september 2012 attack that killed four americans in libya. at a briefing today, minority leader nancy pelosi called this latest investigation a political stunt, but she said her members are still considering what to do. >> our caucus is clearly among those whohsaid don't have anything to do with it, it's a kangaroo court, it's been identified as such. i don't dignify what they are doing. they say just send one person so we can seeç what they're doingo the witnesses and have access to that testimony, and the third option is let's see what they come back with in terms of engagement. >> sreenivasan: pelosi's office is negotiating with house speaker john boehner's office on just how the investigation will be run. south sudan's president salva kiir rebel leader riek machar agreed today on a cease-fire. they met in addis ababa, ethiopia in their first face-to- face session since fighting began in december. in addition to the cease-fire, the two
sreenivasan: house democrats were divided today on whether to join republicans in investigating the benghazi attacks. it will be the eighth probe of the september 2012 attack that killed four americans in libya. at a briefing today, minority leader nancy pelosi called this latest investigation a political stunt, but she said her members are still considering what to do. >> our caucus is clearly among those whohsaid don't have anything to do with it, it's a kangaroo court, it's been...
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and they also obtained what was an early mission of benghazi when all the people were killed and two of them were heavily armed c.i.a. contractors who were military combat and they were part of a group of 20 authorized to provide security among other things where they were in benghazi. and it's no -- the last time we had one of these made public was when i did it after the -- in 1998. most americans don't know how many diplomatic were killed during president bush. they don't know what recommendations were made, what if any action was taken to implement those. so i think my advice to everybody involved is to be not defensive and realize what this is and answer the questions. >> ifill: what is it? >> you just want me to get into a political fight. i'm not doing that. everything is very different. they want to reestablish russian rightness not as the cold war but in 19th century impact. he believes russia was badly damaged and humiliated by the collapse of communism the end of the war, the loss of control more abroad. and he sees all these things in zero sum terms. the ukrainian reforme
and they also obtained what was an early mission of benghazi when all the people were killed and two of them were heavily armed c.i.a. contractors who were military combat and they were part of a group of 20 authorized to provide security among other things where they were in benghazi. and it's no -- the last time we had one of these made public was when i did it after the -- in 1998. most americans don't know how many diplomatic were killed during president bush. they don't know what...
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diplomats in benghazi, libya. four americans, including the u.s. ambassador, were killed there in 2012. now, a republican-led select committee will investigate, the eighth probe to date. minority leader nancy pelosi acknowledged today that some in her ranks wanted to boycott the effort. >> i could have argued this either way, why give any validity to this effort but i do think it is important for the american people to have a pursuit of these questions done in as fair and open way as possible. that simply would not be possible leaving it to republicans. >> ifill: republicans have charged the white house misled the public about what happened in benghazi. the obama administration denies it. >> woodruff: in afghanistan, taliban attacks left at least 21 people dead. ten police officers and three civilians were killed in gun battles and bombs in several provinces. villagers also found the bodies of eight policemen abducted two weeks ago. afghanistan faces a presidential run-off election next month. >> ifill: former egyptian president hosni mubarak was s
diplomats in benghazi, libya. four americans, including the u.s. ambassador, were killed there in 2012. now, a republican-led select committee will investigate, the eighth probe to date. minority leader nancy pelosi acknowledged today that some in her ranks wanted to boycott the effort. >> i could have argued this either way, why give any validity to this effort but i do think it is important for the american people to have a pursuit of these questions done in as fair and open way as...
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this is not benghazi or the i.r.s. which are essentially hyped-up direct mail conspiracy theorists scandals. this is genuine. these are people who served the country, who paid deale paid dey cases and the medical care is being postponed. it's is access to it and it has hasn't been there and he was misled by those he had in positions of authority. he believed them as he believed the people with whom he served in the military. >> woodruff: but, david, sounds like you're saying just the fact eric shinseki is gone doesn't mean the problems can be fixed. >> no, there is universal agreement on that proposition. i have been struck about how much conversation there is about the whole system, just in the articles. i'm not qualified to judge, but shouldn't it run more like medicare where people are given money to pursue healthcare in the private system? should the pentagon and v.a. have different systems which overlap the population at different stages in their careers? should nonwar wounds be treated by the v.a.? there's a whol
this is not benghazi or the i.r.s. which are essentially hyped-up direct mail conspiracy theorists scandals. this is genuine. these are people who served the country, who paid deale paid dey cases and the medical care is being postponed. it's is access to it and it has hasn't been there and he was misled by those he had in positions of authority. he believed them as he believed the people with whom he served in the military. >> woodruff: but, david, sounds like you're saying just the fact...
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the attack in benghazi was carried out by forces loyal to a renegade former general who's vowed to crush the radicals. overnight, the state department warned americans to leave libya, saying the situation remains "unpredictable and unstable." >> woodruff: secretary of state john kerry and edward snowden, the national security agency leaker, engaged in a long- distance war of words today. it started when snowden told n.b.c. news that he had been "trained as a spy." >> i've worked for the central intelligence agency, undercover, overseas. i've worked for the national security agency, undercover, overseas. so when they say i'm a low level systems administrator, that i don't know what i'm talking about, i'd say it's somewhat misleading. >> woodruff: kerry fired back this morning. he told c.b.s. that snowden should "man up and return from russia to the united states," to face trial. and on a.b.c., he insisted again that snowden's leaks have done serious damage. >> we have evidence that people are in additional danger because operational security has been breached, because terrorists have lear
the attack in benghazi was carried out by forces loyal to a renegade former general who's vowed to crush the radicals. overnight, the state department warned americans to leave libya, saying the situation remains "unpredictable and unstable." >> woodruff: secretary of state john kerry and edward snowden, the national security agency leaker, engaged in a long- distance war of words today. it started when snowden told n.b.c. news that he had been "trained as a spy."...
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diplomats in benghazi, libya. speaker john boehner today named south carolina congressman trey gowdy to chair that panel. democrats have not decided whether to participate. that huge holiday-season data breach at target has cost the company c.e.o. his job. the retail giant announced gregg steinhafel's resignation today. he's been under pressure since hackers stole credit and debit card information from millions of customers. in a statement, target's board said it's "the right time for new leadership." on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained 17 points to close at 16,530. the nasdaq rose 14 points to close at 4,138. and the s-and-p 500 added 3 to finish at 1884. still to come on the newshour: nigerians' outrage over threats to sell abducted girls; a preview of this month's primary elections; russia's former foreign minister on moscow's role in ukraine; the supreme court upholds the right to pray at public meetings; and the pressures of modern parenthood. >> brown: outrage in nigeria has spread
diplomats in benghazi, libya. speaker john boehner today named south carolina congressman trey gowdy to chair that panel. democrats have not decided whether to participate. that huge holiday-season data breach at target has cost the company c.e.o. his job. the retail giant announced gregg steinhafel's resignation today. he's been under pressure since hackers stole credit and debit card information from millions of customers. in a statement, target's board said it's "the right time for new...